. ♪ ♪ . >> three friends struggling to pay their bills when they decided to audition for "america's got talent". olympia snowe ♪ . >> could see the billboard in las vegas with the three cowboys. well come. three tenors are here tonight. i'm telling you right now, you guys are without a doubt the front-runner to win this competition. >> they didn't win but they're top five finish and national exposure propelled them to fame. joining us now, the texas tenors, marcus collins, jc fisher, john hayden, good to see you guys. >> thanks for having us. >> the hoff knows talent. your love of reality television paid off in this case. tell us how the three of you came together and how you ended up auditioning for "america's got talent"? >> my wife and i always watched reality shows and thought it would be interesting to put country music and classical together. these are two of my best friends. they do a little bit of everything and we gave it a shot. >> you certainly do a little bit of everything, marcus because on the website describes you as combining, country, classical, broadway and classical and ho